Soldiers of the 323rd Chemical Company conduct chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear (CBRN) training alongside partner nations during Bright Star 2023 at Mohamed Naguib Military Base, Egypt, on Sept. 10, 2023. Bright Star 2023 is a multilateral U.S. Central Command exercise held with the Arab Republic of Egypt across air, land and sea domains that promotes and enhances regional security and cooperation, and improves interoperability in irregular warfare against hybrid threat scenarios. (U.S. Army video by Staff Sgt. Lani O. Pascual)

The 476th Chemical (CBRN) Battalion, located at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash.,, participated in Operation Fury 23 at Yakima Training Center, Wash., on June 5-28, 2023 to certify their units’ Mounted Machine Gun (MMG) crews and have them qualify on their assigned crew weapon systems. The MMG crews executed training on multiple range qualification tables to increase their combat readiness for all participating companies. (Video by U.S. Army Reserve Sgt. Giovanny Lopez)

Soldiers from the 300th Chemical Company, based in Morgantown, West Virginia under the 415th Chemical Brigade, conduct their chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear (CBRN) unit mission essential tasks during Guardian Response 23 at the Muscatatuck Training Center, Indiana from April 19-27, 2023. Guardian Response 23 is an annual homeland emergency response exercise designed to sharpen skills, boost capabilities and improve mission readiness of the units assigned to the Department of Defense’s Chemical, Biological, Radiological, and Nuclear (CBRN) Response Enterprise. The CBRN Soldiers help and prepare the nation to respond and recover from any CBRN events.

U.S. Army Reserve soldiers assigned to 455 Chemical Brigade, 76 Operational Response Command, take part in the “Best Warrior Competition” (BWC) from February 8 until February 10, 2023, at Fort Hunter Liggett, Calif. Chemical, Biological, Radiological, and Nuclear (CBRN) soldiers maintain readiness and lethality by familiarizing and training on their assigned weapons systems. The Best Warrior Competition included a 12-mile foot march, marksmanship, physical fitness, obstacle course, land navigation, written tests, oral board interviews, Military Operations in Urban Terrain and Army Warrior Task lanes, and a swim event. (U.S. Army video by Sgt. Giovanny Lopez)